non-clerical
adjective
(alsononclerical)uk/ˌnɒnˈkler.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈkler.ɪ.kəl/non-clericaladjective(OFFICE)
notworkingin anoffice, orrelatingtoworkthat is not done in anoffice:
All the non-clericalworkerswereofferedapayrise.
Most of the nonclericalworkis now doneoverseas.
- One ofyourdutieswill be tosupervisenon-clericalstaff.
- Nonclericalstaffwill bereducedby one-fifth.
non-clericaladjective(CHURCH)
relatingtopeoplewho are notpriestsorreligiousleaders:
Thebookswereaimedat a non-clericalaudience.
Thechurchalsoemploysnonclericalstaff.
- The church's nonclericalstaffincludesyouthworkersandpressofficers.
Religious leaders & officials
- anti-papal
- apostolic
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- minister
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- priestly
- primate
- rabbi
- rabbinical
- rector
- the Dalai Lama